Self-Repairing Composites
A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2018) | Viewed by 4955
Special Issue Editors
2. Enhanced Composites and Structures Center, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK
Interests: biorefining, chemistry, nanotechnology, biomass, and waste; biomedical engineering; composites; sensors; manufacturing of functional materials; aerospace materials; nanomaterials; renewable energy; smart materials; surface engineering; water science and engineering; additive manufacturing of polymers and composites; multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites: self-healing, nanoelectronic materials; hydrogels; membranes; nanofiber; composites for extreme environments and manufacturing technology
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Interests: multifunctional composites; smart materials; composite manufacturing; composite joints; computational damage mechanics; composite repair
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Self-repairing composite materials are a class of new emerging materials having the ability to heal/repair themselves by mimicking the self-healing functionality that is observed in many living organisms. In comparison to traditional materials, self-repairing materials display the extraordinary ability of self-repair when subjected to failure through fracture/fatigue. Self-repairing composite materials with imperative self-repairing effects are expected to result in the incorporation of a number of merits, as well as in resolving the traditional problems of polymers and their respective composite materials. In order to be considered as a self-repairing material, it must have certain properties, such as the ability to automatically repair materials; ability to repair damage to materials multiple times; ability to heal materials with defects of any size; reduced maintenance costs; exhibit better or equal performance in comparison to traditional materials and should be more economic compared to presently-used materials
This Special Issue of the Journal of Composites Science invites innovative contributions in terms of research articles, reviews, communications, and letters from around the globe. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, structure and chemistry of self-repairing composites materials; processing; properties, characterization; functionalization; and applications ranging from automotive to aerospace.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Thakur
Dr. Hamed Yazdani Nezhad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- composites
- self-repairing
- mechanical properties
- different self-repairing technologies
- characterization
- modelling of self-repairing
- monitoring of self-repairing
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